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Monday, August 25, 2025
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Good Morning! On this day in 1718, New Orleans was founded by the French under Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville. Named for the Duke of Orléans, the city’s French, African, Spanish, and Caribbean influences soon blended into the unique culture that gave rise to jazz, Mardi Gras, and its enduring spirit.
Today, we’re reporting on how America’s favorite baby names have changed from the 1880s to now. What about you—what’s your favorite name for a boy and a girl? Hit reply and let us know.
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 Trump, Moore Spar Over Baltimore Crime
President Trump has offered to deploy the National Guard to Baltimore in response to Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s (D) social media post telling the president to “come walk the streets with us.”
The online feud centers on the president deploying troops to Washington, D.C., to curb crime there and suggesting last week that he may do the same in other Democratic-led cities with high crime rates, including Baltimore.
In the exchange, President Trump questioned whether Moore had ever received a Bronze Star for military service and said he might “rethink” funding repairs to the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed in 2024.
“After only one week, there is NO CRIME AND NO MURDER IN DC! When it is like that in Baltimore, I will proudly ‘walk the streets’ with the failing… Governor of Maryland,” Trump wrote.
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Airbnb Co-Founder Named First US Design Chief
President Trump named Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia as the U.S.’ first chief design officer, tasking him with modernizing federal services.
Gebbia will head the newly created National Design Studio, aiming to make government websites and tools as user-friendly as the Apple Store.
The role falls under the America by Design initiative, with agencies expected to show improvements by July 4, 2026. The studio will shut down after three years.
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America’s Top Names from 1880s to Today
New visualizations displaying the top 20 most-used names by decade show how America’s naming preferences have changed from the 1880s to today.
For girls, Mary holds the top spot from the 1880s to the 1950s, but parents now prefer less traditional names for their daughters. None of the top 20 girl names from the 1880s appear in the top 20 for the 2010s.
Boys’ names, on the other hand, have held more steady, with William and James holding perennial spots in the top 20. Biblical names like Noah, Jacob, and Elijah are among the most-used names for boys now.
Analysis of the most recent data shows that Noah is the most popular boy’s name and Emma is the most popular girl’s name.
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➤ Officials dismantled a sprawling illegal marijuana site hidden inside a national park. (Hear Details)
➤ Fewer than a quarter of young Americans have hit traditional adulthood milestones. (Hear More)
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➤ President Trump sent a letter to Ukrainian President Zelensky to mark the country’s independence holiday, assuring U.S. support for Ukraine’s “sovereignty and dignity” as Trump seeks another peace summit with Russian President Putin. (See Details)
➤ Rep. Taylor Marjorie Greene (R-Ga.) railed against the Trump administration for conditions in the Gaza Strip on Saturday after a famine was declared in the war-torn region. “I will not be silent about it,” she said. (More)
➤ Over 2 million people have signed a petition calling for leniency for illegal immigrant trucker Harjinder Singh, arguing that his 45-year jail sentence over a truck accident that killed three people is too severe. (See Details)
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➤ Chinese Taipei/Taiwan capped off its dominant run in the Little League World Series with a 7-0 win over Las Vegas, the U.S. champion team. (More)
➤ English golfer Tommy Fleetwood picked up his first-ever PGA Tour win on Sunday, finishing his strong week with a 2-under day to finish 18 under on the tournament. (More)
➤ Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie safety Shilo Sanders, son of NFL legend Deion Sanders, has been released by the team after throwing a punch at an opponent during the team’s Saturday preseason game. (More)
➤ Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz are still on paid administrative leave from MLB as the league investigates them for betting on baseball games. Their leaves are likely to extend through the rest of the season, and if guilty, both will be banned from MLB for life. (More)
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➤ Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI has released its Grok 2.5 model for open-source use and announced plans to use Grok to simulate the functions of software companies like Microsoft. (More)
➤ The production company behind Good Boy, a horror film told entirely from a dog’s point of view, is expanding the film’s theatrical release after its trailer drew 1 million views in four days. (See Details)
➤ Mortgage applications for homes in rural areas have spiked by 80% since the pandemic, as off-grid living becomes a new trend in real estate. (More)
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➤ A researcher captured a rare image of a massive solar tornado, towering 80,000 miles high, spinning near an eruptive plasma prominence on the sun’s surface, both fueled by tangled magnetic fields. (See Photo)
➤ A dazzling fireball lit up the night sky over western Japan just before 11:10 p.m. local time last week, startling observers and prompting reports of air vibrations and comparisons to moonlight-level brightness. (See Fireball)
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➤ Jerry Adler, who spent decades behind the scenes on Broadway before becoming a late-in-life screen actor, died Saturday at age 96. He was best known for playing Hesh Rabkin on The Sopranos and Howard Lyman on The Good Wife. (More)
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 Daily Quote
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“Governor Wes Moore of Maryland has asked…that I ‘walk the streets of Maryland’ with him. I assume he is talking about…Baltimore? As President, I would much prefer that he clean up this Crime disaster before I go there for a ‘walk.’”
— President Trump in an online exchange with Gov. Wes Moore on the crime conditions in Baltimore
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 Today’s Trivia
What is the only food that never spoils, even after thousands of years?
Show me the answer
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